2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 2:26

καὶ ἡμῖν μὲν τοῖς τὴν κακοπάθειαν ἐπιδεδεγμένοις τῆς ἐπιτομῆς οὐ ῥᾴδιον, ἱδρῶτος δὲ καὶ ἀγρυπνίας τὸ πρᾶγμα,
King James Version (KJV)

Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labour of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching;

Modern English

For us who have taken on this exhausting task of condensing the story, it has been no easy job, but one requiring real effort and sleepless nights,

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